Sheep Population per region

Regions

Sheep (Total)

Dairy Sheep

Farmers (nº)

(%)

Nº

(%)

Farmers (nº)

(%)

Nº

(%)

Portugal

51,787

100

2,219,639

100

8,551

100

424,448

100

EDM

12,721

25

129,148

6

2

0

350

0

TM

4436

9

269,726

12

889

10

51,609

12

BL

11,464

22

143,866

6

2987

35

50,301

12

BI

5550

11

359,200

16

2695

32

224,305

53

RO

7082

14

173,803

8

1227

14

39,964

9

ALE

8133

16

1,090,421

49

248

3

54,239

13

ALG

811

2

45,009

2

97

1

2171

1

Açores

638

1

3850

0

148

2

436

0

Madeira

952

2

4616

0

258

3

1,073

0